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Entity Framework 6.0 has improved Transactions. We will explore the UseTransaction() method which allows the context to participate into an already running transaction. We will also explore BeginTransaction() to start a new transaction

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Over the last couple of years, Entity Framework has steadily become the de facto data access story from Microsoft. With EntityFramework Code First, it became even easier to get started with an application. While EF lets you get off the ground and running fast, it’s deployment story (both first time and subsequent upgrades) has been a little sketchy. With the release 4.2 and EF Migrations, the upgrade story has been simplified a little but the first time deployment story still has a couple of points to keep in mind. Today we will explore these points and see how we can deploy a Database that is accessed by EF (Code First). We keep Migrations for another day.

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Developers who practice the Domain-Driven Development (DDD) style create a conceptual model first. The idea is to design the application based on a model. EF 4.0 supports creating the model first and generating a database from the model. Let us see how.

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In this article, I will introduce Entity Framework 4.0, the history behind this framework and why it has become the recommended LINQ-based Data Access technology over LINQ To SQL, all in a simple Q & A format